Hi there, my project Iām still working on it because I have a comic idea, but I need to draw, polish, color, and render the chapter and vertical scrolling panels, and I donāt have much of the story yet. I cannot spoil it to you, since those are obviously the rules right? I even wrote/quoted said quotes that needed to be interpreted below from the ārules and guidelinesā. What do these rules specifically mean?
As in as quoted from the rules of global comix awards for tapas 2024:
āContest Period
Contestants may submit as many works as they like, but each submission must be posted in its own series.
ā¢ Please note that works currently under consideration or previously submitted to other contests, initiatives, or manga awards, as well as those intended for future commercial release, are not eligible for this contest, regardless of whether they win an award or not. Participants are requested to refrain from entering their submissions into other contests or from commercializing them during the period extending from the submission phase to the announcement of results.
ā¢ Contestants are required to refrain from deleting their submissions until the announcement of the contest results. Additionally, awarded works must not be deleted even after the announcement of the results.
ā¢ Please note that submissions for this Contest are limited to works that are original, have not been previously published in commercial magazines, and are under the copyright of the contestant. However, the following actions do not count as "publication":
1. Works displayed on websites or blogs that are personally managed and operated by the contestant.
2. Works published on non-commercial webcomic submission platforms (including
Tapas) where the contestant can modify or remove their own submissions.
3. Works that have been self-published by the participant in non-commercial, independently produced printed doujinshi.ā
āEligible works
Works that do not meet the following requirements will not be eligible. These requirements will include but not be limited to the work's title, description, tags, and the creator's nickname. The ineligibility of submitted work will be determined by Tapas. Submitted works may be disqualified for any of these reasons.
Additionally, if it is discovered that a winning work should have been disqualified for any of the following reasons, the prize. will no longer be given out and actions will be taken to retrieve prizes already given out.
1) Works that do not meet the participation requirements (The following is a limited set of examples)
ā¢ The work was determined by Tapas Entertainment or CELSYS, Inc. to not be related to the theme.
ā¢ The work didn't have its contest tags set.
ā¢ The work falls under the viewing restrictions of R-18 or R-18G.
ā¢ The work was posted or edited after the posting deadline (including edits for typos, editing the caption, etc.)ā
I really need help, with some of the ideas for my story because I donāt know what would work for this idea, but I canāt tell you my idea, because I have it with me but I cannot tell it to anyone cause that is the rules.
